John Church Hamilton

John Church Hamilton (22 August 1792-25 July 1882) was an American historian, biographer, and lawyer. He was the fifth child of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler.

Biography
John Church Hamilton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1792, the fourth son and fifth child of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler. He served as a US Army lieutenant during the War of 1812, during which he was appointed to serve as William Henry Harrison's aide-de-camp. He was a member of the Whigs and later the Republicans, but he lost a run for the US Congress from New York.